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One brick to rule them all … yep, that’s right, LEGO has entered into a merchandising agreement with Warner Brothers Consumer Products to bring yet another shield title to the LEGO universe … THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

Just in time for Christmas, LEGO Shop @Home has made a few 2012 LEGO Super Heroes DC Comics sets available now, instead of waiting until next month. That means that Santa can have Batman and Superman sets, complete with awesome minifigures, under your tree. But you have to act now because the shipping window is closing fast …

SciFi’s DVice has a very interesting graphic that shows the evolving tastes of kids over the last century of writing letters to Santa asking for toys for Christmas. From Teddy Bear to Teddy Ruxpin, PlayDough to Playstation, kids tastes for the hot toys are getting more sophisticated. Here’s a breakdown of some of the toys kids have wanted over the last century …

Anyone who has ever played Mario Kart has longed to have a real kart racer of their own. And no, we’re not talking some radio controlled toy that dies after 15 minutes, we’re talking about a full sized Mario Kart racer that rolls, baby! And that’s what GameStop is giving away in this really cool contest …

Hasbro announced this week that they will be committing to eliminate polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from all new core toy and game packaging beginning in 2013. The move is the next step of a new initiative that seeks to improve their presence in the Areas of Product Safety, Manufacturing Ethics, and Environmental Sustainability.

Kohl’s is getting serious about clearing out toys this holiday season (as well as numerous other store items) by offering a seriously killer sale. Not only do you get a sale price of about twenty five percent off, but there’s also additional 15% off savings from the sale price in store, plus, if you go online at Kohl’s website, you can download and print a coupon for an ADDITIONAL 20% off or use the promo code SECRETSANTA at check out! We’re talking some hard core serious saving here.

LEGO SYSTEMS is singing up for Holiday duty by helping the Marine Corps Reserve’s annual Toys for Tots program. The LEGO Santa Yoda program will donate one new LEGO toy to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program, for every e-greeting shared. Up to 1 million toys. Here’s how you can help …

Nintendo is adding 3D video recording to the Nintendo 3DS thanks to a firmware update. And the good news is, your 3DS already knows about it! All you need to do is allow the update and you’re ready to record in the third dimension.